103lbs ⬇️ and still fighting the good fight 🌈
Ran 3.3 miles tonight even though I didnt want to at all... Even though my biorythm says my physical state is -99% today... Its all about new brain pathways... Stay in the fight!
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Break off self-hatred tonight💯

Feb 2020

I know what it’s like to hate pictures.
I know what it’s like to have achy knees.
I know what it’s like to have weight induced sleep apnea.
I know what it’s like to be doing nothing different, but watch the scale go up and up.
I know what it’s like to be uncomfortable walking a short distance.
I know what it’s like to want to change, but not know where to start.
I know the self loathing and the depression and the anxiety.
I also know there’s a way out.
I know that food can either be your alli, or your enemy.
It’s truly up to you and you have the tools to make it happen, but if you’d like help, let me know and I can send you my meal plan information. You don’t have to do this alone. 💛

Feb 2020

#MotivationMonday
1 1/2 years
August 2018 - February 2020
I love this man so much! I’m so grateful for his constant love.

Feb 2020

#SideBySideSaturday
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5 months & 50 lbs.
Determination & will power.
Pound by pound.
For everyone’s questions:
189-139
I’m 5’6”
No I did not workout (but I work and have 4 kids )
I intermittent fast ALMOST everyday from 8pm-12
I RARELY have a cheat meal and when I do it’s a Mexican style salad with black beans.
When I maintain I will add back beans more regularly, most veggies and some fruit. (I’m not a big fruit person. )
I have not had any bread, pasta, potatoes, potato chips, regular cookies etc. and I will probably never go back to them.
BUT IT’S SO WORTH IT!!

Feb 2020

#WeightlossWednesday
“I can’t control everything in my life, but I can control what I put in my body.”
I used to eat my emotions.
Most of my emotions came from something I couldn’t control, and eating because of something happening around me made me feel even less in control of my life.
It was a never ending cycle that made me feel worthless and unhappy.
When I realized that I could learn to let go of the things happening around me, that I didn’t need to let it affect me, I realized I no longer needed to use food in a negative way.
I’ve learned to use food to feed and fuel my body and it feels amazing!

Here’s a #SideBySideSaturday in the same shirt. I was looking for something to wear and I saw this shirt I wore all summer last year. Decided to try it on and was shocked. I still get shocked trying my old clothes on and realizing how much I’ve actually lost.

#FaceToFaceFriday
Most days I can’t even believe that was me. I have a hard time remembering even being this way, because I hid from the camera as much as possible, and I swear when you look at yourself on the mirror, you don’t see it. Anyone else feel that way?

Feb 2020

#MotivationMonday
If you think you can’t do it, I’m saying, YOU CAN!
If you need someone to help you, I’m saying, I WILL!
Don’t ever think you are alone in this. There is a huge community on Instagram that are willing to cheer you on.
You got this and you are worth it!! 💪🙌

Jan 2020

January 2019 - January 2020
In 2019 I got really great at using SnapChat filters to hide what I didn’t want to admit. I honestly wonder if using filters had some to do with how far I let my self slip. You can tell in my chest alone how much weight I’ve lost 😂 I have lost 2 ✌️ cup sizes and gone down 3 sizes around the rib cage as well.

Jan 2020

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August 2, 2019 - January 26, 2020
This “diet” has been one complete head trip. I have had to retrain my mind on what’s good for my body. When I first started I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that eating this way would help me lose weight. That it would help HEAL my body.
The more I got into it and the more I learned, the more I realized that this isn’t a diet. It’s a lifestyle.
I have no interest in going back. I have no interest in cravings, in head aches, in inflammation.
I never want to visit achy knees, or extreme exhaustion, or feeling brain fog.
I’m so grateful I found this new way of life and I’m even more grateful I’ve had the chance to help others start their journey! 💕 Thank you for trusting me!!

Jan 2020

Had to do a close up of this because it’s truly amazing to me.
The difference (in my face, arms, mid section, legs... basically everything ) is 40 lbs. That is crazy to say.

Jan 2020

Never going back!! 🖤

Jan 2020

Happy #NationalKetoDay !!
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Keto has changed me in so many ways. Physically, yes, but I also have energy, mental clarity, and I’m no longer addicted to sugar and carbs; which made me feel bloated, gave me IBS, and I was always chronically tired. Like exhausted. All I thought about all day was going back to bed. I woke up tired and went to bed tired.
If keto is something you’ve thought of exploring, do it!!
If you’d like help, just let me know!

Dec 2019

My sisters informed me that I needed to post a before & after full{ish} body picture again because it’s been a hot minute and I’ve changed so much. Haha!! Here it is. Again, my mirror selfie game is NOT on point 😂 so forgive the bad lighting, angle... pretty much every thing 🙌
I have gone down 3 full sizes in my waist and butt, but my thighs still wanna cling to the sizes in between too big and just right. So annoying. I’ve been doing thigh exercises for the last week or so and think I’m starting to notice a difference 👏
The other places I’ve noticed a huge difference is my hands & feet, and my face, especially through my eyes {not pictured cuz I don’t have makeup on yet!}
This has been the best health journey of my life. No joke. It’s given me the tools so that I can maintain for the rest of my life. Diet pills and fad diets never gave me that.
Besides physical changes, I’ve noticed, increased energy and over all happiness. I truly believe that Keto & intermittent fasting have helped the chemicals in my brain balance out. ❤️
Anyway, if you made it this far, HAPPY SATURDAY MY FRIENDS!!!

HEB keto grocery haul! I had to pick up a few essentials for this week. Going into week 4 with a solid plan 💪 Next week I will be eliminating 99% of my dairy consumption - sticking to healthy fats (coconut oil, olive oil, avocado and fatty cuts of meat ).⁠
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